Pope Leo on Thursday decried political leaders who invoke religious beliefs to justify conflicts or nationalist policies, calling that a form of blasphemy, or a serious sin that disrespects or insults God.

Pope Leo XIV offered prayers and condemned "antisemitic violence" following a shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney killed 15 victims.

Ollie Pope has not "got to the point where he is void of confidence", according to England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick. Pope is yet to score a half-century in eight Tests against Australia and was dismissed for just three on the second day of the third Test as England closed on 213-8,

Vogue included Pope Leo XIV in its list of the 55 Best Dressed People of 2025, an unranked roundup of what the fashion outlet called "extremely fashionable characters."

They call Adelaide the city of churches, and Ollie Pope needs a miracle. He will be batting for his Test future in England's second innings after his impossibly soft dismissal to Nathan Lyon in their first,

Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing to students, staff and parents at the Pontifical Paul VI School in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, after he attended the students' Christmas concert in the school gym Dec. 16, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Father Joseph Farrell, one of Pope Leo XIV’s closest friends and newly-elected leader of the Augustinian Order, joins TODAY to discuss how the first-ever American pope is preparing for his first Christmas at the Vatican.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Pope County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for an alleged homicide suspect who may be armed. Deputies with the sheriff's office are investigating a possible homicide in the area of South Shore Road and Gold Hill Road south of Atkins.